Bill Commons

TX HB 2513

enacted

Relating to a paid leave of absence for public employees serving as fire protection personnel who are engaged in certain military service.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2513 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2513 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 2513 about?

TX HB 2513 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to a paid leave of absence for public employees serving as fire protection personnel who are engaged in certain military service.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2513?

Tepper, Lujan, Perry are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2513, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-03-17
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tepperprimary
  • Lujanprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Blancocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-05

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-17

    Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-07

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  5. 2025-04-07

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-07

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

    substitution

  7. 2025-04-07

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-07

    Left pending in subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-24

    Recalled from subcommittee

  10. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  11. 2025-04-24

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  12. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-28

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  14. 2025-04-28

    Committee report distributed

  15. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  16. 2025-05-02

    Considered in Calendars

  17. 2025-05-06

    Placed on General State Calendar

  18. 2025-05-06

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  19. 2025-05-06

    Passed to engrossment

  20. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-07

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-05-07

    Passed

    passage

  23. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-07

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  25. 2025-05-07

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-05-07

    Received from the House

    introduction

  27. 2025-05-08

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-05-08

    Referred to Vet Affairs

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-15

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-05-15

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-15

    Testimony taken in committee

  32. 2025-05-15

    Left pending in committee

  33. 2025-05-15

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-05-15

    Vote taken in committee

  35. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-05-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  37. 2025-05-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-05-20

    Co-sponsor authorized

  39. 2025-05-20

    Placed on intent calendar

  40. 2025-05-20

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  41. 2025-05-20

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  42. 2025-05-20

    Vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-20

    Three day rule suspended

  44. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  45. 2025-05-20

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  46. 2025-05-20

    Passed

    passage

  47. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  48. 2025-05-21

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  49. 2025-05-21

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  50. 2025-05-21

    Signed in the House

    passage

  51. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  52. 2025-05-22

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  53. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  54. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 143-0

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Morales: absent
    • E: absent
    • Orda: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 145-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Toth: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2513 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-20 · pass · 31-0

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02500_HB02599/HB 2513.xml

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